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Thursday, February 27, 2003
posted by gbarto at 11:41 PM:
Here come your French news headlines:Le Monde: Baghdad Agreement on Prohibited Missiles. It does mention that Iraq agreed "in principle."
Also, According to Lionel Jospin, "France must use its veto". But what's the value of this statement from number 3 in last year's presidential elections who left politics? Are the Socialists trying to force Chirac to either hang himself as anti-American or embarrass himself as less anti-war than the Socialists? And what will be the impact on French policy, if any? Frankly, if I were Chirac I'd respond to all queries with, "Lionel who?" And that's coming from someone who's rooting against Chirac in these matters.
Le Figaro: The UN Awaits a New Resolution, this one including the idea of recourse to force.
Libé: God a candidate for Europe. The somewhat snide headline refers to the fact the folks drafting the European Constitution are leaning towards a religious statement in the text.
And: How do you say "groggy" in French? Let's check this unfortunate Libé headline/summary:
Matra ville morte / Matra, a dead city
A Romorantin, la fermeture de l'usine laisse les familles groggy. / In Romorantin, the closing of the factory leaves families groggy. [my italics]
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